Smartphone sale slow amid troubled economy

Smartphones aren't be sold as expected in the third quarter of 2008. Smartphones, which offer more computer-like features, such as e-mail and Web browsing have become the biggest growth engine in the mobile handset market, smartphones have continued to grow, but other regular cell phones have dropped off alot for many phone manufacturers. But this growth is being cut short throughout the world. "The current economic climate is negatively impacting sales of higher end devices," Roberta Cozza. They are expecting the smartphone market to grow at a slow pace. Smartphones and their data plans are more expensive than other basic phones. Nokia continued to the lead the market with 42.4 % market share in the third quarter of 2008.

on Thursday, Nokia cut its global outlook for sales of handsets for the 2nd time in 3 weeks.

Smartphones still represent the biggest growth opportunity for handset makers even though the phone itself isn't selling too good. Its a cool phone. It's like 2 in 1, a mini computer and cell phone. Even though it only has e-mail and web browsing, its still use full, it's not like you do anything else on the computer.

Source: Reardon, M (2008, December 4). Smartphone sales slow amid troubled economy. Retrieved December 6, 2008, from cnet.com Web site: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10113288-94.html?tag=mncol

Jealousy

Allah(swt) tests you on your favours. So more favours, the more the test. Allah(swt) has diliberatly favored some people more than others by giving them more wealth, beauty, intellegence, children, stregnth, etc. But Allah has forbidden us to desire what others have. He say's in surah Nisaa....

تَتَمَنَّوۡاْ مَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ بَعۡضَكُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ۬‌ۚ ...

..Do not wish for what Allah(swt) favored some of you over others, (Quran 4;32)

In order to discourage envy the Prophet (peace be upon him) says: "Do not look to those above you. Look at those who are below you, as it is more likely remind you if Allah's favors bestow on you"

However, in spiritual matters we should look at those superior to us as it will be encourage us to become more righteous . This is why The prophet (peace be upon him) said:" Envy is only allowed in 2 cases: In case of a man whom has been given the Quran and who recites it throughout the night and day; and a man on whom Allah has bestowed wealth who gives it away [in charity] throughout the night and day."

The Prophet (peace be upon him) warned us againth envyas much as possible by comparing it to burnig wood completely. Envy and jealousy erases whatever good deeds we may have done. Allah(swt) has revealed a surah in the Quran to recite it to protect us from enviest people in surah Falaq...

(قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ (١) وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ (٥)

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak (1) And from the evil of the envier when he envieth. (5) (Quran 113:1 & 5)

Source: Philips, B (2005). Islamic Studies: Book 1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: International Islamic Publishing House.

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So the Next time you see someone dressed better than you or has more money than you to buy more stuff, look at the those who don't have enough money to buy food enough for themselves, Children that has clothes just barely enough to cover themselves, starving, no roof over their head.... So think, and thank Allah(swt) for what you have.

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Virus hits facebook users!!

It appears that a worm has been sending Facebook users malicious code. Facebook users were sent a "You look funny in this new video" in their in boxes. When the viewer is on the video site, a message says an update of Flash is needed before the video can be displayed. The viewer is prompted to open a file called flash_player.exe. When the viewer approves the istallation of Flash Koobface attempts to download a program called tinyproxy.exe. This loads a proxy server called Security Accounts Manager (SamSs) the next time the computer boots up. Koobface then listens to traffic on TCP port 9090 and proxies all outgoing HTTP traffic. So if you search something on Google, Yahoo, MSN, or Live then there's a possiblity that you may be hijacked to other maybe unknown sites. Schmugar said "this version of Koobface includes a bot-like component that could install other malicious apps at a later time."
But only a small percentage Facebook users have been affected.

Wow...that's weird. So if you have Facebook and your computer have been infected, Facebook has posted instructions on how to remove the infection on, Facebook.com/security

Source:Vamosi, R (2008, December 4). Koobface virus hits Facebook. Retrieved December 5, 2008, from cnet.com Web site: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10113981-83.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

possiblity of iPod shortage

Ipod shortages at Amazon.com appears to have spread the other distribution channels. After Shaw wu checks the report of retail sources he believes that Apple is experiencing an iPod shortage because of the demand is stronger and the company they may have anticipate. Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Target are also now reporting iPod shortages after Amazon.com. It was not clear that people were responding to" Apple's latest crop of iPod". the usual saturation advertising for the iPod Nano and iPod Touch. With the stock market in the tank and people are worried about their jobs. They didnt know that this season was the best season for iPods. Wu thinks that costomers are making hard choices about what they were going to buy. Some analysists Apple thinks that they will only sell that they will only sell 18 or 19 million ipods.

Source: Tom, Krazit (2008, December 3). Analyst: iPod shortage spreading. Retrieved December 5, 2008, from cnet.com Web site: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10112373-37.html?tag=mncol